(871236) - Describes new events that appear when user rights are missing from the Cluster service account.

Other than that I can’t find any issues.

Q: COM+ and DCOM

A: Unfortunately, I have to confess that for this one I didn’t write down enough of the question to remember what was asked. (Sorry!) As I recall it had something to do with whether or not there were also changes to how COM+ objects permissions are managed. And for that I was not able to find an answer. However, I would recommend you check out the great help documentation that is included in the Component Services console.

Q: When do I get my SQL 2005 Beta?

A: This question was from a gentleman who had attended Bryan von Axelson’s SQL 2005 Webcast Series, where live attendees who filled out evaluations would be sent a copy of the beta. I’ve sent an email to Bryan, and will update this page when I get his response.

UPDATE: Bryan says…

First, we are not supposed to call it ‘BETA’ anymore. It is now the CommunityTechnology Preview Build – Gotta Love it!!

Second, they are being shipped now. They starting processing everything last week.

A: At release, the plan is for WSUS is to support updates Windows, Office XP, Office 2003, SQL Server 2000, MSDE 2000, and Exchange Server 2003. I don’t know why the Service Pack wasn’t there, but I suspect it has to do with the fact that it is still just a release candidate. It may be that SP4 for SQL wasn’t made available throught the

A: I wonder if you’re running into the problem that is described in KB article #884580, having to do with FTP clients that operate in Active Mode. The article describes the issue, and possible solutions, including the mention of a hotfix (although you will have to contact MS Support for that).